Assamese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀇 (chāyaï), from Sanskrit छादयति (chādayati).

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Verb

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ছা (sa)

  1. to thatch
  2. to cover the ends of drums

Conjugation

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References

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  • ছা”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.

Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Bengali ছাও (chaō), from Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva), from Sanskrit *छाप (chāpa, young one). Doublet of ছানা (chana) and ছাওয়াল (chaōẇal). Cognate with Assamese ছাৱ (saw) and Romani ćhavo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ছা (cha)

  1. young (of non-human tetrapods)
  2. infant child

Inflection

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Inflection of ছা
nominative ছা
cha
objective ছাকে
chake
genitive ছার
char
Indefinite forms
nominative ছা
cha
objective ছাকে
chake
genitive ছার
char
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative ছাটা, ছাটি
chaṭa (colloquial), chaṭi (formal)
ছারা
chara
objective ছাটাকে, ছাটিকে
chaṭake (colloquial), chaṭike (formal)
ছাদের(কে)
chader(ke)
genitive ছাটার, ছাটির
chaṭar (colloquial), chaṭir (formal)
ছাদের
chader
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

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Rabha

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Rabha cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ছা (sa)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate with Garo ছা (sa), Tiwa কিশ্বা (ksha), Bodo (India) से (se).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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ছা (sa)

  1. one